The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos

Dominic Smith

408 pages • first pub 2016 (view editions)

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Ideal for the reader who savors quietly haunting stories that braid past and present, inviting them to linger over moral ambiguity and the ache of beauty slipping through time.

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"In 1631, Sara de Vos is admitted to the Guild of St. Luke in Holland as a master painter, the first woman to be so honoured. Three hundred years later, only one work attributed to de Vos is known to remain-a haunting winter scene, At the Edge of ...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 2,154 reviews

Moods

reflective: 63%

informative: 52%

mysterious: 48%

emotional: 42%

sad: 17%

adventurous: 15%

dark: 9%

tense: 8%

inspiring: 7%

challenging: 6%

hopeful: 5%

relaxing: 5%

funny: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
46% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
32% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

65% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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